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DEMOGRAPHICS

Elmore County Population 2006 Estimates
Alabama 4,599,030
Montgomery Metro Area (MSA) 366,486
Elmore County 75,688
Municipalities:
Coosada 1484
Deatsville 361
Eclectic 1112
Elmore 465
Millbrook 14805
Tallassee 5032
Wetumpka 6905
Population Projections for Elmore County

Year Population Projection Percentage Increase
2005 73,895  
2010 81,959 9.0%
2015 89,940 9.1%
2020 97,715 9.2%
2025 105,245 9.2%
These numbers were provided by The Center of Business and Economic Research, The University of Alabama.


Elmore County Demographics - Detailed


Subject

Number

Percent

 

 

 

Total population

65,874

100.0

 

 

 

SEX AND AGE

 

 

Male

33,342

50.6

Female

32,532

49.4

 

 

 

Under 5 years

4,370

6.6

5 to 9 years

4,801

7.3

10 to 14 years

4,882

7.4

15 to 19 years

4,543

6.9

20 to 24 years

4,116

6.2

25 to 34 years

9,916

15.1

35 to 44 years

11,213

17.0

45 to 54 years

9,154

13.9

55 to 59 years

3,148

4.8

60 to 64 years

2,660

4.0

65 to 74 years

3,879

5.9

75 to 84 years

2,343

3.6

85 years and over

849

1.3

 

 

 

Median age (years)

35.3

(X)

 

 

 

18 years and over

48,950

74.3

Male

24,631

37.4

Female

24,319

36.9

21 years and over

46,450

70.5

62 years and over

8,645

13.1

65 years and over

7,071

10.7

Male

2,915

4.4

Female

4,156

6.3

 

 

 

RACE

 

 

One race

65,189

99.0

White

50,737

77.0

Black or African American

13,597

20.6

American Indian and Alaska Native

286

0.4

Asian

238

0.4

Asian Indian

25

0.0

Chinese

19

0.0

Filipino

35

0.1

Japanese

23

0.0

Korean

29

0.0

Vietnamese

9

0.0

Other Asian 1

98

0.1

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

18

0.0

Native Hawaiian

6

0.0

Guamanian or Chamorro

8

0.0

Samoan

0

0.0

Other Pacific Islander 2

4

0.0

Some other race

313

0.5

Two or more races

685

1.0

 

 

 

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races 3

 

 

White

51,338

77.9

Black or African American

13,814

21.0

American Indian and Alaska Native

663

1.0

Asian

362

0.5

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

36

0.1

Some other race

413

0.6

 

 

 

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE

 

 

Total population

65,874

100.0

Hispanic or Latino (of any race)

805

1.2

Mexican

416

0.6

Puerto Rican

93

0.1

Cuban

15

0.0

Other Hispanic or Latino

281

0.4

Not Hispanic or Latino

65,069

98.8

White alone

50,376

76.5

 

 

 

RELATIONSHIP

 

 

Total population

65,874

100.0

In households

60,533

91.9

Householder

22,737

34.5

Spouse

13,952

21.2

Child

19,144

29.1

Own child under 18 years

15,159

23.0

Other relatives

3,130

4.8

Under 18 years

1,518

2.3

Nonrelatives

1,570

2.4

Unmarried partner

750

1.1

In group quarters

5,341

8.1

Institutionalized population

5,333

8.1

Noninstitutionalized population

8

0.0

 

 

 

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE

 

 

Total households

22,737

100.0

Family households (families)

17,542

77.2

With own children under 18 years

8,497

37.4

Married-couple family

13,952

61.4

With own children under 18 years

6,431

28.3

Female householder, no husband present

2,734

12.0

With own children under 18 years

1,625

7.1

Nonfamily households

5,195

22.8

Householder living alone

4,551

20.0

Householder 65 years and over

1,743

7.7

 

 

 

Households with individuals under 18 years

9,306

40.9

Households with individuals 65 years and over

4,872

21.4

 

 

 

Average household size

2.66

(X)

Average family size

3.07

(X)

 

 

 

HOUSING OCCUPANCY

 

 

Total housing units

25,733

100.0

Occupied housing units

22,737

88.4

Vacant housing units

2,996

11.6

For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use

945

3.7

 

 

 

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)

2.2

(X)

Rental vacancy rate (percent)

12.2

(X)

 

 

 

HOUSING TENURE

 

 

Occupied housing units

22,737

100.0

Owner-occupied housing units

18,493

81.3

Renter-occupied housing units

4,244

18.7

 

 

 

Average household size of owner-occupied unit

2.70

(X)

Average household size of renter-occupied unit

2.51

(X)

 

 

 

EMPLOYMENT STATUS

 

 

Population 16 years and over

59,752

100.0

In labor force

34,340

 

Civilian labor force

33,946

 

Employed

30,808

 

Unemployed

3,138

 

Armed Forces

394

 

Not in labor force

394

 

 

Civilian labor force

33,946

 

Unemployed

9.2%


(Source: Census 2000)
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